Post-COVID-19 lung diseases: A short note from AOCR 2023, Bangkok, Thailand

Financial Burden of Border Hospital in Caring for Cross-Border Patients: A Short Note From Thailand

Nonmarket Networks among Migrants: Evidence from Metropolitan Bangkok, Thailand

This paper examines nonmarket interactions among migrants from same origins in the urban labor market of Bangkok, Thailand. We test whether the labor-market performance of previous migrants has externalities to that of new migrants who moved from the same province of origin. Our empirical results, which control origin fixed effects, time-fixed effects, and origin/year-specific correlated shocks...

The Relationship Between Death from Covid 19 and Chronic Diseases in Rafsanjan

Background:  morbidity and mortality due to Covid -19 are mainly related to age and comorbidity diseases (hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, malignancies, etc.).  These diseases are associated with poorer clinical outcomes and sometimes lead to long term hospitalization. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between coronavirus (COVID-19) mortality and various c...

Fatal Melioidosis in Goats in Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand, is a city considered to be at low risk for melioidosis. We describe 10 goats that died of melioidosis in Bangkok. Half of them were born and reared in the city. Multilocus sequence typing ruled out an outbreak. This finding challenges the assumption that melioidosis is rarely acquired in central Thailand.

Asbestos-related Lung Diseases: A Brief Update

Health risks from asbestos exposures have been evaluated, considering past professional histories when exposures at workplaces were higher than today. A linear no-threshold (LNT) model has been applied, although its relevance is unproven. Fibers are often found in the lungs and pleura of deceased people. Fiber findings do not prove that a disease is caused by asbestos. It is reasonable to assum...